Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-25
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
SENSIBLE DEMOCRATS S.
Seeking Reform From The
Republicans.
IOWA STRONG FOR ALLISON.
Brown University's Big
Land Grant.
PARNELL'S FORCES ON HAND.
The Montreal Missing Boat
Picked Up.
PARNELL'S FORCES on HAND.

MARYLAND REFORM DEMOCRATS
Turn to the Republicans For the
| Relief They Cannot Get in Their
| own Party.
| BALTIMORE, Aug 24.-The State RepubE-
can convention met to day at noon and was
the largest and most enthusiastic gathering
of Republicans held in Maryland for many
years. Hon. Lewis E. Comas presided and
the following platform was adopted:
Resolved, That the Republican party of
Maryland, adhering to the principles affirmed
by its national convention in respect to the
rules governing appointments to Office, de-
| clares that the reform in the civil service
should be thorough, radical and complete.
| To that end it demands the operation of
| the legislative with the executive department
| of the government and that Congress shall so
| legislate that fitness ascertained by proper
| practical competition, shall admit to public
| service, that the tenure of Office shall be
made secure during good behavior and that
| the power of removal for cause shall accom-
pany the power of appointments; that the
principles thus declared with reference to the
national government shall be applied in their
full force to the government of the
State of Maryland and city of Balti-
more that the President of the United
States by his actien in regard TO the federal
appointments in this State has given con-
elusive evidence that his professions of civil
service reform are hollow and delusive, and
his failure to call the Federal officeholders
to account for their open and shameless dis
regard of his own declarations that they
should not engage in efforts to control the
political action of their own party is con-
fession of insincerity on his part or proof
that his will is controlled by the stronger
will of the senior Senator from Maryland.
The platform declares it the imperative
duty of Congress to pass the measure known
as the Blair education bill or some equiva-
lent provision for aiding the States in re-
moving the illiteraoy which now exists in SO
many OF them, and goes on to
suggest laws for preventing discrimination
in the public schools against colored chill
dren; for regulating and adjusting the differ
ences between labor and capital; for the alb
clifton of the system of enforced tobacco
inspection, and for protection of American
labor and American society from the inhu- |
ences of the pauper aud criminal classes of
other countries and the competition of con-
vict labor at home. Tbs platform favors
the passage of more stringent laws against
the use of money at elections; asks for an !
equitable system of taxation, revision of |
the revenue laws, curtailment OF the ex-
pense of legislation and revision of the
laws regulating procedure in the courts SO as
to lessen their expense and demands; a mi
nority representation on all commissions and
official boards, and the adoption of such |
election laws as shall guarantee free suffrage.
The nominations are as follows:
For Governor-Walter B. Brooks, of Balti-
more. /
Comptroller-R. B. Dixon, of Talbot
county.
Attorney General-Francis Miller, of Mont |
gomery county.
After the business of the convention was
concluded a sensation was caused by the |
appearance on the floor of John K. Cowen, a
prominent lawyer and leader of the reform /
movement in the Democratic party. He was
introduced and in strong speech pledged to /
the Republican ticket the full support of the |
independent Democrats. He arraigned the 1
regular Democracy for gross frauds in the |
primary elections and said decent Democrats
were sick and tired of being deluded by l
promises of reform within the party and had /
finally concluded to try and get it from their |
old enemies the Republicans. The reform /
movement has gained strength and the en-
dorsement of the straight Republican ticket |
has caused not little excitement.